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   AXE | Oct 30, 2003 05:36am | #1

   Cool.  You think Velcro would work for my doors? I'd like to take some of them too. LOL

   MERC

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   hammer1 | Oct 30, 2003 06:47am | #2

   For Sale- My hammers along with compressor and nail guns also nail sets, caulking guns, putty knives, glue, filler, nails, screws, staples.

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   SledBC | Oct 30, 2003 06:49am | #3

   Keep your hot glue gun, works wonders when the adhesive on the velcro fails.

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   jhausch | Oct 30, 2003 01:44pm | #4

   Read some interesting things on velcro a while back

   -They are working on a silent velcro for the military.  Currently have one that is 80% quieter than regular.

   -Exploring using velcro to attach car parts (fenders, bumpers, etc) It seems that the tests showed that the longer the part was on the better it stuck.   VIbration increased the hook and loop mating percentage.  They wanted it because a robot could do a precision placement of a part and "voila" install was done.  Don't know what happened to that one

   -recently read that they have created some Nano Velcro  - forget though what the perceived uses were. . . .Steelkilt Lives!

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   IMERC | Oct 30, 2003 01:48pm | #5

   Exploring using velcro to attach car parts (fenders, bumpers, etc)

   Saw that too. IIRC GM was workinking on it. Less cost on assembly and repair.

   I can see see this now... You go to leave for work and find the body panels missing on your vehicle. 

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   OneofmanyBobs | Oct 30, 2003 03:14pm | #9

   Cool, we could be like it was in Russia.  Take your windshield wipers into work with you or find them missing when you get back.  Could be a good aftermarket.  Like the old locking gas caps.  Locking fenders.

   Anyway, Velcro is too pricey for my class of work.  You think used chewing gum would be OK?  Could use Dentyne and write it off as an employee health benefit.

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   RalphWicklund | Oct 30, 2003 04:32pm | #10

   I've heard about that Nanny Velcro...

   Put one half on the wall in a corner, put the other half on the baby's clothing..................

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   BillMcG | Oct 30, 2003 06:31pm | #13

   Put one half on the wall in a corner, put the other half on the baby's clothing..................

   SWMBO was not amused when I suggested this a few weeks ago. Seemed logical enough to me, but apparently logic need not be applied in these situations. :)

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   bobl | Oct 30, 2003 06:35pm | #14

   try this one on her

   a game called "Houdini"

   the kid is Houdini

   put the kid in a sack, tie the top.

   put the sack in a trunck, lock the trunk.

   the object of the game is that the kid as Houdini must escape.

   game can be played for hours.bobl          Volo, non valeo

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   CAGIV | Oct 31, 2003 06:19am | #22

   Round here, we just call that a redneck fix...

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   reinvent | Oct 31, 2003 07:27am | #25

   I once read abought a steel velcro being developed for fighter jets. It however was a one shot deal, once stuck together it was not coming apart.

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   CarpenterPJE | Oct 30, 2003 01:56pm | #6

   You Guys missed the big one!!

   All the talk around here about DW screws & cabinet installations.

   Now we have VELCRO!

   Just think,   Now the home owner can have us come back & rearrange the cabinets now & then.  I'm seeing opportunity here.

   PJE

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   brownbagg | Oct 30, 2003 02:46pm | #7

   That was Danny Lipford.  Mobile Alabama ( I warned you about Mobile) He is a high dollar remodeler, has a construction company but not really that big. he more of a TV star than a contractor. He O.K. but nothing special. He also does commericals for the Weather Channel. he is mainly a handyman for the rich.

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   ccal | Oct 30, 2003 10:34pm | #16

   Ive done some work for Lipford and while he does seem to be spending a little too much time on tv, calling him a handyman is not even close to accurate. The jobs I worked on were remodels with a cost about equal to what a new house goes for around here. Not a lot of rich people here anyway. He is just an average contractor with above average exposure. Really dont know what he gets out of the tv gig, doesnt seem to be getting rich off of it, doesnt seem to have the Bob Villa ego yet either.

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   AndyEngel | Oct 30, 2003 10:59pm | #17

   Funny this comes up -- I've got an odd situation where I'm planning to inset some custom framed prints into the wainscot I'm doing in my dining room. I want to be able to take them out, but I want them to stay put, too. Velcro seemed to be the answer, but now I'm thinking rare earth magnets are a better option.Andy Engel, The Former Accidental Moderator

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   RalphWicklund | Oct 30, 2003 11:47pm | #18

   Andy, get a pot of that glue they use to stick the mailing cover on FHB. It's very aggressive and will restick to just about anything.

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   AndyEngel | Oct 31, 2003 12:09am | #19

   I have fun playing with that stuff, rolling it into balls and so on. Editors are by their nature easily amused.Andy Engel, The Former Accidental Moderator

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   OneofmanyBobs | Oct 31, 2003 12:46am | #20

   Depending on your situation, just a recess top and bottom may work.  Like a sliding door.  Have a vertical slat on the back of the picture.  Lift up into the top slot, push in and drop into the bottom slot.  Magnets pull in well, but are easier to slide off than you might like.

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   RevTed | Oct 31, 2003 06:50am | #23

   "Magnets pull in well, but are easier to slide off than you might like"

   Good point-- that's why I use these:

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=41763&category=1,42363,42346&ccurrency=1&SID=

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   AndyEngel | Oct 31, 2003 04:43pm | #27

   Those are what I'd planned to use.Andy Engel, The Former Accidental Moderator

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   brownbagg | Oct 31, 2003 01:57am | #21

   like I said, handyman for the rich

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   ccal | Oct 31, 2003 07:13am | #24

   Keep trying maybe one day you will make some sense. By the way I had a customer ask today if i could build him a house with a post right in front of his front door. Could I borrow your plans?

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   brownbagg | Oct 31, 2003 08:27pm | #28

   I bought them plans from a Mobile Al. house buider on Hillcrest Blvd. Want his phone number

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   bobl | Oct 30, 2003 03:03pm | #8

   "Just think,   Now the home owner can have us come back & rearrange the cabinets now & then.  I'm seeing opportunity here."

   had to chuckle when I read this.  have been curious for a while about the european rail system for hanging cabinets.  they take theirs with them when they move.  seems like it would be an advantage here too.  people might replace their cabinets more often.  The K&B issue has an article about a stand alone stove, like in my yuth.  stand alone stove, sink, refrig, hanging cabinets.  makes remodeling kitchens more often possiblebobl          Volo, non valeo

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   BossHog | Oct 30, 2003 08:49pm | #15

   "All the talk around here about DW screws & cabinet installations.

   Now we have VELCRO!"

   God, I'd love to see Piffin's face when he reads that post.............(-:Q: What's the ultimate embarrassment for a guy?A: Walking into a wall with an erection and breaking your nose.

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   BobKovacs | Oct 30, 2003 05:32pm | #11

   The paneling system you're talking about is made by New England Classics, and the Velcro is part of their system.  I'm not sure about the durability of the installation, but just wanted to let you know that the guy didn't make this stuff up on his own- it's part of a pre-packaged wainscot system.

   Bob

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   bobl | Oct 30, 2003 06:23pm | #12

   http://www.newenglandclassic.com/wallfurnishings.htmlbobl          Volo, non valeo

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   andybuildz | Oct 31, 2003 11:31am | #26

   and here I was using chewing gum to put my studs together.....tupid me.

   My life is my practice!

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